Meissen
The Margraviate of Meissen was a Wettin territory on the Elbe, with silver mines near Freiberg. In 1337 Frederick II the Serious ruled Meissen, while his family also held Thuringia.
In 1423 Frederick IV acquired Saxe-Wittenberg and its electoral dignity. The Treaty of Leipzig divided the Wettin lands in 1485, leaving Meissen to the Albertine branch. After 1547 the Albertines incorporated the old margraviate into the Electorate of Saxony.
Characters
- Albert II of Meissen
- Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia
- Elisabeth of Meissen
- Elisabeth of Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk
- Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen
- Frederick III, Margrave of Meissen
- Frederick I of Meissen
- Margaret of Sicily
- Matilda of Bavaria, Margravine of Meissen